the Dean Gregorio Funes. Mariano Moreno did not accept this, fearing that the prestige of Liniers may cause a political commotion if held prisoner or executed in the city. He then asked the vocal Juan José Castelli to intercept the convoy, take command of the army and enforce the ruling. By this time, the bishop Orellana was spared from the death sentence. Castelli got to the prisoners in time, and shot them without trial at Cabeza de Tigre, a staging post on the southern banks of Tercero River in southeastern Córdoba. Once the uprising attempt was thwarted, the administration of Córdoba was purged of royalists, and Pueyrredón was designated as new governor. A following open cabildo choose Funes as the deputy decreed by the Junta. The army would keep the march to the north, to the First Alto Perú campaign. Notes Bibliography Argentine War of Independence Attempted coups in Argentina Córdoba Province, Argentina 1810 in Argentina 1810 in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1810s coups d'état and coup attempts